The Heat's Shane Battier Is Super Famous in China

The Heat will travel to China next week for two preseason games against the LA Clippers, and fans in the country are basketball-crazy, perhaps even more so than in America. Hell, they worship Shane Battier. Seriously, dude's face is apparently plastered all over billboards, and he's nicknamed "Mr. President."

Oh, sure, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are popular in the country too. LeBron is known as "Da Huang Di" (AKA Big Emperor), and Wade is switching out his affiliation with the Air Jordan Brand for a Chinese shoe company. In China, though, Battier might be the third member of the big three, and not Chris Bosh.